The Human Difference

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Preface
1 Introduction: The Mutually Enriching Contributions of the Psychoanalytic Theory of Mind and the Biological Theory of Evolution to Understanding the Uniqueness of Human Civilization and Human Destructiveness
2 Homo Destrudo: The Manifestations of Human Destructiveness
3 Human Destructiveness in Mythology and Fiction
4 A History of the Contributions and Limitations of Psychoanalysis and Other Disciplines to the Understanding of Human Destructiveness
5 The Difference Between Humans and Other Primate Species Complex Learning and the Accumulation and Intergenerational Transmission of Knowledge
6 The Theory of Evolution and Its Limitations Comprehending the Human Difference
7 Revising the Theory of Evolution to Account for the Human Difference
8 The Unique Nature of human Mind: Reflective Representational Thought
9 The Origins of Reflective Thought and Human Individuality During the Attachment-separation Phase of Development
10 The Basic Principles Governing the Social Organization of Species
11 Human Social Organization in the Beginning: Inferences from Remaining Human Tribes
12 Evolution of the Human Social Difference Through the Acquisition and Intergenerational Transmission of Knowledge
13 The Developmental Origins of Individual Destructiveness: The Interaction of Biology and Learning
14 Individual Human Destructiveness: From Failures of Self-care to the Spectrum of Psychoses
15 Individual Human Destructiveness: Four Patients and a Former President
16 Social Destructiveness: The Clash Between Groups: Belief Versus Belief, Belief Versus Reflective Thought, and Reflective Thought Versus Reflective Thought
17 Civilization and the Confusing Interaction of Constructive and Destructive Forces
18 Implications of a Psychoanalytic Understanding of the Human Difference Based on a Revised Theory of Evolution for Society and for the Fate of Our Species
References
Index